The 2008 Bob Rickard Memorial/Northwoods Classic, the eighth and possibly
last Classic to be held here in Rhinelander is now in the bag. Day Two was
tough fishing as well, with some nice come-back attempts from guys that
brought in some good bags of fish.
I didn't fair well, with the trolling motor on my boat dying an hour and a
half into the day. There was very little wind, and what there was switched
around so much that it was virtually impossible to set up for a drift. I'd
get the boat into position and as soon as I figured everything would work,
the wind would shift and I'd end up someplace else!
We had a great time as always, with lots laughter going deep into the night
most nights, vast quantities of food were consumed and friendships renewed
for another year. Here's the final standings for the tourney.
Gil - (Day 1) 14.66 (Day 2) 0 Total 14.66
Moe - (Day 1) 9.18 (Day 2) 5.02 Total 14.20
Gary - (Day 1) 3.80 (Day 2) 9.04 Total (after quarter lb. dead fish
penalty) 12.59
Jason - (Day 1) 11.34 (Day 2) 0 Total 11.34
Ronnie - (Day 1) 3.79 (Day 2) 7.07 Total 10.86
Chris - (Day 1) 7.97 (Day 2) 2.74 Total 10.71
Jerry - (Day 1) 4.43 (Day 2) 3.24 Total 7.67
Shane - (Day 1) 2.59 (Day 2) 3.54 Total - 6.13
Me - (Day 1) 4.18 (Day 2) 0 Total 4.18
Chad - (Day 1) 3.28 (Day 2) 0
Dave - (Day 1) 3.17 (Day 2) 0 Total - 3.17
Kevin - (Day 1) 0 (Day 2) 0 Total 0
I'm glad the final standings came out the way they did. Gil has wanted to
win this for a long time, and you should have seen his face when I announced
him as the winner, his face lit up the Al-Gen dining room! Moe fished well
and helped Gil figure out the pattern, so it was right they came in first
and second. Gary has always been a consistent finisher, having won the NWC
twice in the past, and Ronnie, also a two time winner came in fifth with a
nice bag of fish under tough conditions.
I wish we could have had more people here, but I understand the economy has
people sticking close to home. All in all, it was a good time and I hope to
continue the tournament, either here if we stay in Wisconsin, or maybe the
Mid-Tennessee will be rekindled.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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